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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Executive Employment Office Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Office" means the Executive Employment Office. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | "State agency" means all officers and agencies of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | government under the jurisdiction of the Executive Inspector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | General appointed by the Governor, except State colleges and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | universities and community colleges.
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12 | Section 10. Executive Employment Office established; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | executive director.
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14 | (a) There is established within the executive branch of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | State government the independent Executive Employment Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | with the authority and responsibility for all personnel hiring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | for State agencies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (b) The Governor, with the advice and consent of both | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | houses of the General Assembly, by a vote of three-fifths of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the members elected to each house, shall appoint an executive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | director of the Executive Employment Office and may remove the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | executive director for cause. The executive director shall |
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1 | serve for a term of 5 years. His or her compensation shall be | ||||||
2 | determined by the Compensation Review Board. The executive | ||||||
3 | director shall administer the Office and may employ the | ||||||
4 | necessary staff. | ||||||
5 | Section 15. Transfer of hiring authority. On and after the | ||||||
6 | effective date of this Act, notwithstanding any other law to | ||||||
7 | the contrary, no State agency may hire or appoint full-time or | ||||||
8 | part-time employees or interns, for that or any other State | ||||||
9 | agency, except through the Executive Employment Office. On the | ||||||
10 | effective date of this Act, all State agencies shall transfer | ||||||
11 | to the Executive Employment Office all authority, | ||||||
12 | responsibility, records, materials, and pending matters | ||||||
13 | relating to the hiring of personnel. | ||||||
14 | Section 20. Hiring standards. In accordance with the | ||||||
15 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the Office by rule shall | ||||||
16 | develop and implement standards for the hiring of State agency | ||||||
17 | employees. In order to protect and maintain the integrity of | ||||||
18 | State agency hiring practices, the standards shall assure that | ||||||
19 | the hiring of each State employee is without influence from or | ||||||
20 | recommendation by any of the following: any officer or employee | ||||||
21 | of any State agency; any officer of any political party; any | ||||||
22 | lobbyist; any person, or any officer of any entity, that has | ||||||
23 | made one or more political contributions within the previous 12 | ||||||
24 | months valued at more than $5,000 in the aggregate to the |
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1 | individual who holds the office of Governor or to any political | ||||||
2 | committee authorized on behalf of that individual; or any | ||||||
3 | officer of, or person with an equity or income interest of more | ||||||
4 | than 7.5% in, any firm holding one or more contracts with an | ||||||
5 | aggregate value of more than $25,000 with one or more State | ||||||
6 | agencies.
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